Not
again!!!
Eva
The Power Rangers were in the park on a
beautiful day. The sun was shining, Zedd seemed to be
sleeping and the Rangers were having a great game of
Frisbee.
“Aisha, over here.” Adam called to
the African girl, who was holding the Frisbee. Aisha
turned to Adam and threw the flat disc in his direction.
Suddenly a small pink blur flipped between
them and grabbed the disc. “Billy, catch.”
Kimberly called and threw in the direction of the Blue
Ranger.
Billy jumped in the air, caught the Frisbee
and threw him directly to the third member of their team,
Tommy Oliver.
Tommy ran quickly behind the line and
although the third member of the other team, Rocky, tried
to avoid it, Tommy caught the disc.
Billy and Kim cheered and Tommy stuck his
tong out to Rocky. Rocky grinned and the teens moved out
for another game of Frisbee.
Tommy attempted to throw the disc to Billy,
but Aisha snatched the disk before it could reached him.
With some throwing between Aisha, Rocky and
Adam they managed to get the disk to other end of the
field.
That means, until Adam caught the disc and
then starred at the sky.
“What is that?” he said out loud.
The others also looked and saw a small
tornado move true the sky. It was clear for the Rangers
that this wasn’t a natural phenomenon because the
rest of the sky still was clear.
Before any of the Rangers could reach their
communicators or morph the tornado was on Kimberly and
she had been sucked in the vortex.
For a few seconds she screamed, but then the
tornado disappeared and took the Pink Ranger with him.
The others were stunned for a moment, but
then Tommy’s reaction summed it all up: “Holy
shit!”
Then they checked for out lookers, pressed a
button on their communicators and dissolved in their
respective teleportation streams.
***
On the moon Rita was making a little dance.
“I did it. I did it. And now we will see how
our little, pesky Kimberly will come home.” she
sang.
***
Kimberly hit the floor with a thump. For a
few moments she was dizzy. Then she started to look her
surroundings. She was laying in a lush forest, with
her head against a tree. It was quite clear that she
wasn’t in Angel Grove Park anymore.
Then she felt the tree against her head and
started to feel the tree. A few moments later she was
sitting against the tree and her head was pounding. Then
she started checking herself for other injuries.
But then she was stunned. She wasn’t
wearing her jeans shorts and pink top anymore. Instead
she was wearing a ankle long, pink dress and a leather
waistband. The dress was dirty and torn, but it seemed an
quite expensive dress. Also she was wearing woollen
stockings, also dirty and torn.
Suddenly she heard horse hoofs. Quickly she
tried to get up, but when she was standing she failed.
Her head was pounding again and her left ankle was
failing to give her support. Softly she collapsed on the
ground again.
***
Inside the Command Center everyone was going crazy. Alpha and Billy were trying to analyse the tornado, with Adam assisting them. While they were busy scanning, Aisha and Rocky were trying to calm Tommy, who was passing like a caged tiger.
Suddenly Zordon’s voice caught their
attention: “Rangers, I have found out what this
tornado was. It was a time portal. I have no doubt it was
created by Rita and Zedd. We don’t know in which
year Kimberly had ended up this time, but we are trying
to find it as fast as we can.”
“Great, just great. And why Kimberly
again?” Tommy asked, very angry.
Then Alpha spoke: “I have scanned the
magical source. It’s Rita’s.”
“Wait, Zedd wanted Kimberly as his
bride once. Maybe Rita sees Kimberly as a threat.”
Billy mused.
It was silent for a moment, but then Tommy
said: “I am gonna kill her. I am really gonna kill
her.”
And the tone of his voice was so cold that
the other had no doubt that he could do it.
***
Kimberly was still listening to the hoofs coming closer and closer. She was scared because she couldn’t defend herself and because she doubted that she could morph. Anyhow, she couldn’t morph to defend herself from humans.
Then the horses were coming between the
trees. Kim rolled herself to a small ball and covered her
head.
Then the sounds fell away and she felt a
soft hand on her shoulder. A female voice said: “Are
you alright?”
When Kim heard the friendly voice, she
unrolled herself and looked in the face of an woman with
black hair, pinned up.
Kim unrolled herself further. The woman
took a good look at her and said: “You are
hurt.” Then she saw the dress. “Are you a
noble?”
When Kim heard the last question she thought
very quickly. Looking at the dress of the woman and after
hearing the last question, she concluded she must be in
the Middle Ages or something.
“Where am I? Which year is it?”
she asked, appearing very confused to the woman with the
black hair.
“You are in Yorkshire, England. The
year is 1560.” the woman answered.
“1560… Not again, not
again…” she screamed inside. Out lout she said:
“My name is Kim-berly Ann de Couret. I come from
France.”
“My name is lady Lucinda, court lady of
countess Margaretha off Yorkshire.” Lucinda said.
Lucinda talked some more and it was becoming
more and more difficult for Kim to stay focused. Suddenly
her eyes fell closed and the last what she heard was
Lucinda calling: “Sir Thomas.”
***
Tommy was still pacing like a caged tiger.
Alpha, Billy and Adam were still trying to
find where Kim had gone to.
And they weren’t having much success.
***
Kimberly awoke in a soft bed. Her head was
still pounding like a kettledrum. When she moved her head
to look around, she groaned.
Immediately there were two women at her
side. One was lady Lucinda, the other was a woman in a
simple woollen dress.
“Easy, Lady Kimberly.” Lady
Lucinda said. Then she nodded to the woman by her side
and that woman handed her a bowl. Lucinda helped Kim to
drink the bitter liquid in the bowl.
“It is just tea made of willow bark. It
will make you feel better. Then try to sleep some
more.” Lucinda said and covered her with a soft
blanket.
Kim fell in sleep again, while Lucinda left
the room.
***
The next morning Kim awoke and she was feeling much better. It seemed to her if she still had her Ranger healing. When she tried to sit up, it went better. Her head wasn’t pounding anymore and when she tried to stand up her ankle could hold her.
Lucinda entered and smiled when she saw Kim.
“You must be feeling better. May I take a look at
your ankle?” Kim sat down on the bed and Lucinda
checked her ankle. “It seems healed.” was her
conclusion.
Kim looked at her curious and asked:
“Where have you learned all this?”
“I have been raised in a nunnery. They
thought me this. I have some clean cloths and Lady
Margareth and Sir Thomas would like to see you.”
Lucinda said.
“Could I have a bath also,
please?” Kim asked hesitating.
“Well, you have been hurt. I don’t
think it’s healthy.” Lucinda said hesitating.
“I will feel much better after a
bath.” Kim countered.
After much talking Kim persuaded Lucinda.
***
“Yes, we have found her.” Billy
shouted.
Everyone looked surprised at the outburst of
the young genius.
“Kimberly is in the year 1560, in the
county Yorkshire. In that time it was ruled by Countess
Margareth and her son Thomas.” Adam reported.
Billy was already working on another
console. “I am gonna try to open a time
portal.”
***
Kimberly looked at Lucinda while she hurried around in the room. Lucinda was wearing a purple dress with a wide skirt and a tight bodice. When she looked again she saw that Lucinda couldn’t be much older than herself.
Suddenly the door went open and three men
entered the room. They were wearing red woollen jackets,
black knee breeches and stockings. They were wearing a
large tub. Then four women entered with buckets boiling
water. The women wore simple, long woollen dresses and a
linen cap at their heads. The men put down the tub and
the women emptied the buckets.
When the servants had left the room, Kim
undressed herself and climbed in the tub. Lucinda gave
her a hard piece of soap. And although Kim didn’t
like the soap, she used it.
Lucinda handed her a rough towel when Kim
was finished. After Kim was dry, she started dressing
her.
First was a nightgown-like garment of fine
woven linen. “No underwear?” Kim asked.
“What?” Lucinda asked.
“Never mind.” Kim said. She
decided she just had to adjust herself to her new world.
After the long slip came a corset. A corset
made off…
“Steal?” Kim asked whispering
while she took the thing from Lucinda.
It was made of thin strips of steal, covered
with silk. Because the corset wasn’t new anymore you
could see some little rust marks. Lucinda buckled the
thing on and Kim was afraid she would faint. She
couldn’t breath properly, her waist was two inch
smaller and her bosom was completely flattened.
Kim sought support by the bed. “And I
thought hoses were muggy.” she mumbled.
Over the corset came a linen, long-sleeved
undershirt, the collar with ruches and the sleeves
skilful embroidered with red silk. Around her waist
Lucinda buckled a crinoline á la Scarlett O’Hara, a
wide hoop skirt with a perfect bell-form.
“What is this heavy.” Kim sighted.
“Are we almost ready?”
Over the crinoline came a half-slip from
thin wool and after that a second half-slip made from
rustling, cream-colored taffeta silk.
At last Lucinda got the dress. It was a
creation made from pink brocade, embroidered with a
large, abstract flower motif. It was a whole work to get
it on. Over her shoulders came a whole web of silk cords.
The sleeveless bodice was closed with crude hooks and
eyelets on the front side, under an embroidered band.
The sleeves, which were made of single
strokes taffeta silk which were connected about every
inch by a small piece silver-colored with pearls covered
cloth, were lose and were pulled over the linen
under-sleeves. Above the sleeves were wide and puffed,
under the sleeves were tight.
Kim fingered the pearls, while Lucinda
walked around her with a instrument that looked like a
large hatpin and pulled out the sleeves of undershirt
between the pieces of the upper sleeves.
In the meantime Lucinda was already busy for
on and a half hour and still they weren’t finished.
Now it was time for the jewellery. A
waistband made of gold shackles, covered with amethyst
came around Kim’s now very small waist. An enamelled
brooch with pearls came in the middle of the bodice and
the two gold chains, which were attached on both sides,
were fastened under her arms. Lucinda took a collar of
with ruches of pliable linen, put it around
Kim’s neck and fastened it from behind.
“You can sit down.” Lucinda said
softly.
Kim tried to walk, but the cloths she was
wearing weighed twenty-five kilogram’s, and because
of the corset she had trouble breathing. With stiff moves
she walked to a chair and sat down. She had to sit up
straight, because there wasn’t another way with her
corset.
Lucinda combed her hair, braided it and
fastened them with pines made of bone. The braids were
covered with a hairnet covered with pearls.
“You are beautiful.” Lucinda said
while she helped Kim to stand up.
Later she said that Kim had to sit down on
the edge of the bed and to put out her leg. Lucinda put
on handmade, very thin, woollen stockings. They were held
on place above her knees with garters embroidered
with cranes. After she had put on soft leather shoes with
soles made of cork, Kim could stand up again.
Slowly Kim walked to the window and back.
The clothes she wore, were of course ridicules. They were
heavy, awkward, a torture for the lungs, but still…
She felt her waist, a wasp waist now. She wore pearls,
gold, amethyst, silk, satin and brocade, even although
she could hardly breath and her shoulders hurt already
from they weight, she had never felt so beautiful.
She twirled and the skirts twirled with her.
She wished she had this kind of dress to wear to the next
masked ball with Tommy.
Lucinda smiled. “Now, Lady Kimberly,
you are ready to meet Lady Margareth and Sir
Thomas.”
***
“Yes, I have found a way to open the
time portal. I only need to construct the device. That
will take this evening. But only one person can go. We
need to figure out who that will be.” Billy said.
“That would be me. It’s my
responsibility as leader of the team.” Tommy
immediately said.
“No Tommy. We are already weak without
Kim. If you go, we will be too vulnerable when Zedd
attacks.” Adam countered.
Aisha nodded. “I must agree with
you.”
“Your communicator will work, but I
don’t know if you will be able to morph. You will
get a device with enough energy to open the portal
once.” Billy added to the things he had said.
“If I won’t be able morph, I must
go. I am still the strongest fighter. I can handle a
sword and I know a lot about the Middle Ages.” Tommy
augmented.
The other argued for a while, but then
Zordon spoke: “I must agree with Tommy. You four are
still an excellent team. And to help us also there is
also a specific stand of the planets. It will weaken Zedd
and Rita’s evil magic.”
They argued a little more, but in the end,
they all agreed. Everybody returned home and Aisha went
to tell Kim’s mother that Kim was staying over that
night. Only Billy remained in the Command Centre to
construct the device.
***
Kim followed Lucinda though the halls in the castle. Everything was painted in beautiful, bright colours. The wall hangings were embroidered with all kinds of patrons and everywhere blinked gold and silver.
Finally they reached a door, made from worked wood. Lucinda knocked and when she heard the soft answer, she opened it.
She gave Kim a signal to wait and entered the room. From inside she heard Lucinda say: “Lady Kimberly Ann de Couret.”
Kimberly entered the room, grabbed her skirts and made an elegant curtsey. “Lady Margareth, Sir Thomas. Thanks for your hospitality.”
Lady Margareth sat in a chair, dressed in a black dress. Behind her stood her son, Sir Thomas. He was wearing a white jerkin, made of velour. When looked at his face , she got a shock. He looked exactly like Tommy. He had long, dark hair and beautiful brown eyes.
Then Lady Margareth spoke: “Welcome in our house. How did you ended up in Yorkshire?”
“My family was killed by an attack. I managed to escape and travelled far away.” Kim told and it seemed if a tear was in her eye.
Sir Thomas nodded: “Then you can stay here. You will be part of my mothers court. Lady Lucinda will take care of you.”
Kimberly curtsied again and left the room behind Lucinda.
***
Back in the room Kim sat down on the bed. Lucinda smiled and asked: “I hope you will like it here. Come, we will share my room.”
Kim got up again and followed Lucinda.
Lucinda’s room was also beautifully decorated. Everywhere hang embroidered wall hangings and the wooden furniture was worked. A large canopy-bed was in the middle. On a small table some strange music instruments were seated. It were a harp, a lute and some kind of flute.
Kim walked to the small table and took the lute. It was different from her guitar, but in a way is was very similar. It had six snares, like her guitar. Kim stroke the snares, but they were tuned differently.
Lucinda looked at here and smiled. “Have you also played the lute? Lady Margareth loves music.”
“No, but I have played something like it. May I tune it different? Maybe Lady Margareth would like it if I played for her.”
“You can tune it. I am sure she will love it.” Lucinda said and turned back to her work. Kim began to work on the lute.
***
On Billy’s call over the communicator, everybody teleported in. Then, everybody stared at Tommy. He was dressed in some brown tunic. It seemed made of burlap.
Tommy saw the looks and said: “So I will blend in better.”
Than Billy handed him a leather belt with a small bag. “Inside is your communicator. Here is the device to get back. Just press this red button. But you can only do it once.”
Tommy buckled the belt and took the device to put in the bag. “I am ready.” he said.
Billy nodded and pressed some buttons on a device. A grey vortex appeared. Everybody wished Tommy good luck and Tommy jumped in the vortex
***
“No, no, no, no no!!! That pesky Tommy
isn’t gonna save the Pink Ranger. Finster!!!”
Rita screeched.
Finster entered the throne room, bowed and
asked: “What can I do for you, my Empress?”
“Make your strongest monster and a
battalion of Putty’s. Bring them here and I will
send them to the year 1560.” Rita ordered.
Finster bowed again and left the throne room
to go to work..
***
Tommy landed with a thud on a grassy field beside a small stream. Shaking his head, he stood up and looked around. His cloths were dirty and his face was smudged.
He looked around and saw a village and a castle. Sighting he started to walk towards the village.
***
Kim had been practicing on the lute and she had gotten de hang of it. Again she played the melody and started to sing. Closing her eyes she thought of Tommy and her friends back home.
When she was finished, she opened her eyes and saw Lucinda looking at her. ”That was beautiful. But we have go, we have dinner in a few moments.”
Kim took the lute with her as they walked towards a room. Lady Margareth was there with her son and divers beautifully dressed men and women.
Everyone sat on and after a short prayer they started to eat. There was meat, fish and a little bit vegetables. Also there was wine and beer.
Kim at till she thought that she was full. But the others weren’t finished yet. She really amazed herself how much they ate.
After the meal there was again a prayer and Kim stood up.
She took the lute and turned to Lady Margareth and Sir Thomas. “I would like to ask your permission to play a song.”
Lady Margareth nodded and Kim took a small bench. Then she took the lute and started to play and sing.
Down the
road we never know,
What life may have in store,
Winds of change may rearrange,
Our lives more than before.
But you'll never stand alone, my friend.
Memories never die.
And in our hearts they'll always live
And never say goodbye.
Closing her eyes she lost herself again in the song.
***
Tommy walked true the village. Here and there some people were talking.
Suddenly he heard the name Kimberly. Gently he approached the group and listened to what they were saying.
It seemed that a noble woman had been found. She had been hurt at first. She had called herself Lady Kimberly Ann de Couret and she was now a court lady at the castle.
Tommy knew enough and headed towards the castle.
***
Finster entered the throne room, a monster and a group Putty’s in tow. The monster was a black demon-like creature with red scales here and there. It had horns and it’s eyes were glowing green.
“My empress, here are the Putty’s and the monster. The monsters name is Demonizer.” he said after he had bowed.
Rita had looked over the group and nodded. “When you are in the Middle Ages, destroy the Pink and White Rangers.” She turned away and raised her staff. Yellow energy flashes crackled around the room and after a big flash the monster and Putty’s were gone.
***
Suddenly a man in armour entered the room. “Milady, sir, there is a man before the gate. He searches Lady Kimberly.”
Kim stood up and said: “What is his name and what does he look like?”
“His name was Tom or something like that. He looks exactly like you, Sir Thomas.” the man reported.
‘Tommy… Is he really here?’ she thought in herself. Then out loud she said: “Could I see him? I think was my fathers administrator.”
Lady Margareth nodded and the armoured man disappeared. A few minutes later he returned with Tommy.
***
Tommy was taken by a man to the dinner room.
When they entered he saw Kim, dressed in a beautiful pink dress. Then he saw the rest of her company.
Immediately he realized he should be careful with what he said.
He fell to one knee, bowed his head and said: “Lady Kimberly, Lord Zordon sent me here. He asked me to tell you that the problem was solved.”
Kims eyes glowed. “You mean my parents are alright?”
Tommy immediately understood what she told the others. “Yes, they are alright. Lord Zordon’s men found them alive. He has taken them in and your parents want that you come back.”
Kim looked at Lady Margareth. The lady nodded at her. “I know you must return. But give us a few day’s to prepare everything.”
Kim thanked the lady. She arranged some clothes for Tommy and then everyone went to bed. Kimberly shared a room with Lucinda.
***
In the middle of the night Tommy woke up from a ringing bell. He left the small room he had been given and followed the others in the halls.
They arrived in a large hall. Everyone was gathered there. Quickly he sought out Kimberly. For the form he bowed and said then softly: “What is going on?”
Kim turned towards Tommy. “They say that there is a demon outside, accompanied by grey creatures. But I don’t think it is a demon.”
“Rita?” Tommy asked.
“Do you any other who would send a demon with Putties? Let’s find a place where we can see if we can morph.” Kim suggested.
Tommy agreed with her and together they slipped out the hall. They ducked in an alcove. They stood beside each other and put their hands behind their back.
“It morphing time!” Tommy called.
Kim trusted her hands forward, held her morpher and called: “Pink Ranger Power.”
Tommy trusted his hands forward, held his morpher and called: “White Ranger Power.”
In a mixed white and pink flash the Pink and White Ranger stood in the place of the two teenagers.
Then they hurried outside.
***
Demonizer was standing before the gate, sending fireballs in the inner court yard and sending people running for their lives.
Suddenly he was hit by a barrage of pink energy arrows. He looked up and saw the Pink Ranger standing on the castle wall with her Power Bow. Besides her stood the White Ranger.
Both the Rangers jumped of the wall and landing perfectly beside him. Immediately they charged. The White Ranger with a spin kick, the Pink Ranger with a handspring kick.
Demonizer dodged the White Ranger, but he couldn’t avoid the Pink Ranger. After the kick he quickly recovered and he fired a flood of fire balls on both Rangers. Both they flipped out of the way.
The White Ranger extended his hand and called: “Saba sabre.” The powerful sword appeared in his hand and he slashed the monster. Pink Ranger was quickly behind him, whacking the monster with her Power Bow.
White Ranger slashed Demonizer a few more times. Pink Ranger crouched down and jumped up the wall. There she supported White Ranger by confusing the monster with a flow of arrows.
Although Demonizer sent some more fireballs, the combined attacks of the two Rangers weakened the monster and after a minute of ten the monster exploded.
***
Kim and Tommy were just back in time to hear the guard tell that the monster had been defeated by two strange knights.
The two teenagers smiled at each other.
After some more talking everyone headed to bed again.
***
The next morning by breakfast Kim was already dressed in her beautiful pink dress. Tommy wore a white, silken jerkin. It was combined with black pants.
By breakfast